Junior Planner

We’re looking for a recent graduate to join our fast-paced Strategy team. You’ll be working with some of our iconic clients and collaborating across the agency.

The role

We’re on the lookout for a Junior Planner who is innately curious about people, what moves them and inspires them. Your finger is on the pulse of trends that are shaping consumers’ worlds, and are excited by the possibilities of blending technology, data, strategy, and creativity to deliver cutting-edge work.

As a Junior Planner you will support the Planning Department in strategy and creative development. Typical responsibilities will include:

• Gathering and synthesising insights from a range of research sources, including desk research, data, focus groups, and workshops to support the planning team.
• Helping the wider planning team devise strategic recommendations and communication plans to clients.
• Assisting in crafting creative briefs and guiding the creative development of campaigns.
• Support in developing detailed and insightful customer journey mapping to inform innovative customer engagement and loyalty programmes.
• Work with other planners to help create engaging communication strategies across a range of channels.
• Help facilitate client and internal workshops.
• Championing our research tools, proactively providing trends to support projects happening across the wider DDB Group.
• Support new business pitches and engagements as required.

What will you bring?

Ideally you should have some experience with translating data, qualitative and quantitative research into fresh insights, and are able to present complex information in a simple way. You’ll have a good grasp of today’s media landscape and ideally will be familiar with brand and communication ideas/solutions that transcend different media channels – from traditional TVCs and social media to customer loyalty programmes.

DDB Group NZ – Who we are….

DDB Group Aotearoa is arguably the highest performing communications agency in New Zealand. We partner with some of the biggest and best loved brands in New Zealand and we are dedicated to making creative work that works.

What can we offer?

Exposure to some of the best and brightest minds in the business, an opportunity to supercharge your career and do the best work of your life all the while having some fun doing that. We have a buzzing office in Grey Lynn, filled with a bunch of, talented and nice humans. We have a range of perks & benefits that will help support, encourage and reward you.

We’re a diverse and eclectic bunch here, there’s no typical employee. Everyone is here because of what they have to offer. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique.

Interested

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